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A study of the association of rs12040273 with susceptibility and severity of coronary artery disease in a Chinese Han population.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 19 Jan 2018
Yang Bo, Yan Shan, Yan Jianjun, Li Yafei, Khurwolah Mohammad Reeaze, Wang Liansheng, Chen Zhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs12040273, a variant of UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine, polypeptide GalNAc-transferase 2, has recently been reported to be significantly associated with development of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in a Chinese population based on a genome-wide association study. Because IMT is a potent marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), the aim of this study...
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